The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-08-19

Mark Earl, of Flint, has been in the
city during the week.
An extra edit ion of 500 copies OF
last weeks TINES were sold.
Mrs. Theo. Laubengayer visited in
Fenton the first of the week.
Mrs. Otis Merell and daughters re.
turned home Monday evening.
F. H. Bannister and wife, and Ida
Lyon were at Pine Lake, Sunday.
The Osburn drain in Caledonia
!, township will cost nearly $I,4oo. ;
Mrs. E. Curtiss has commenced
work on new house on Water street.
The brick work on the casket fac.
tory was commenced Monday morn
ing.
Premium lists OF the county fair
will be ready for distribution next
week.
New dry goods, dress goods, fall
styles. Opening this week. Osburn
& Sons,
r. P. Bigelow and wife were guests
of Chef. Hopkins at Chesanlng,
Sunday.
Edgar Bartholomew has gone to
Grand Rapids TO work IN one of the
furniture factories.
Fred Bartz has purchased an acre
of land from John Miller, on Mulber-
ry street, and built a house.
J. Frieseke, J. H. Robbins, and
M. Key,e were in Portland, Tuesday
examining new iron bridge.
The Misses ALA Bryan, Franc
Todd and Hattie Evans intend to
: enter Sumervile seminary this fall.
Stanley Parkill entertained his
class mate, G. S. Johnson, of Hudson
Wis, on Monday. Mr.. J. is pros
porous druggist at that place.
Fred S. Retain will preach at Bur-
ton next Sunday morning at 1890.
1t will be well for Burton people to
give him full house.
L. S. Williams has received a letter
from his mother stating that she ar
rived in Denver safely and is already
feeling improved in health.
Rev. Wilson and G. E. Thompson
made trip to Ovid and return on
their bicycles on Monday. The road
was rather long before they got home.
Mrs. l.. Westfall, of this city, en-
tertained her mother and sister, Mrs.
A. P. Wood and Mrs. M. w. Robbins,
Of Jackson, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Chas. Stone and Ed. Wiswell, of
this city, formed the battery for the
Big Rapids club in the ball game last
Saturday against Reed City. Score
II to ID, in favor of the former.
The Rebekahs will give dime
social and house warming at the new
residence of J. Brooks on Adams
street Wednesday evening of next
week. A fine display of fire works
will be given.
Chas. Baker, clerk at Parkilps drug
store, has been rendered the position
of professor of chemistry and phar
macy at the Agricultural College of
Dakota. He was recommended by
Prof. Kedzie, and Prof. McLouth.
Tie offer was favtering one for a
young man.
Miss Allie Lowell, of Flint, is a
guest at w. X. Tillotson's. Miss
Lowell had a lively experience for a
few minutes Saturday evening; as she
lighted the gas it blazed up and set
fire to a lace curtain. She quickly
tore it down and succeeded in putting
the flames out before any serious
damage was done.
A very interesting game of base
ball was played at Corunna on Thurs
day of last week, between the Boys
Own club, of Detroit and the CSrun-
ma Juvenile Stars. resulting ina VIC
tory for the latter by score Of az to
10. The Corunna "kids" are yet in
the lead. The game was Witnessed
by over 1000 people. 9's
Fenton Independent: "When it
comes to getting right up and hump
ing itself, Owosso gets to the front
every time. The question Of raising
$4,000 to secure the I. X A. A.
railroad shops will be voted upon ,aad
insts and win undo ubsedly carry by =
large majority The shops will add
one thousand to Owosso's popula-
ton" ss.a (.